tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post3826643715809443152..comments2017-08-17T22:29:30.963-04:00Comments on Gurney Journey: Formation of reptilian head scales James Gurneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-62404821396964151742013-06-21T04:15:22.785-04:002013-06-21T04:15:22.785-04:00These patterns made me think of this: http://www.y...These patterns made me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53kc8QoCohUN'raihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00946029311590329145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-25989756277982178552013-05-22T07:08:23.338-04:002013-05-22T07:08:23.338-04:00Yeah, I think it would be a crocodile scales that ...Yeah, I think it would be a crocodile scales that would be the closest match. Brett Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11250209099403833874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-74010847813385855692013-05-21T21:58:30.544-04:002013-05-21T21:58:30.544-04:00This is interesting because I believe Crocodylians...This is interesting because I believe Crocodylians are fairly social animals, so I wonder if they use these asymmetrical patterns for facial recognition. Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747423121379707644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-17984418123136835202013-05-21T12:32:15.593-04:002013-05-21T12:32:15.593-04:00Thanks, William. Those are reasonable objections. ...Thanks, William. Those are reasonable objections. I hope I have stated the basic case of the authors accurately, and I also hope one of them will speak to your comments.<br /><br />Drew, I think the article mentions that many feather patterns are genetically determined, though, as I understand it, there is an element of randomness even in the way those structures form, according to the laws of reaction-diffusion mechanisms (RDMs).<br /><br />Katy, thanks for letting us know about Xenodermus jananicusJames Gurneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870848001990898499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-54552268884627126112013-05-21T12:08:31.561-04:002013-05-21T12:08:31.561-04:00I take issue with this declaration that crocodile ...<br />I take issue with this declaration that crocodile head scales are all stress-fracture oriented. Although there&#39;s certainly gonna be some of that going on, the illustration seen up-close (bottom) doesn&#39;t allow one to notice what is actually a relatively consistent pattern on croc face scales. In the illustration 2nd from bottom one can see comparable patterns of distribution and shape (that suggest genetic instruction). although the patterns aren&#39;t as obvious as in the snake, they are indeed there. The claim of this article is in error.<br />William B. Handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05314190960598278953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-87259039962316481952013-05-21T10:42:51.585-04:002013-05-21T10:42:51.585-04:00There is a fantastic animal called Xenodermus jana...There is a fantastic animal called Xenodermus jananicus, the dragon snake, that has a skin resembling a crocodile. Very good reference for dragons. I have wondered if this little snake has scutes along with its scales.Katy Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069682355839433030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-47879902128478997462013-05-21T10:36:50.241-04:002013-05-21T10:36:50.241-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Katy Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069682355839433030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-34556171679975495962013-05-21T09:52:52.655-04:002013-05-21T09:52:52.655-04:00Interesting. This got me thinking what if the dino...Interesting. This got me thinking what if the dinosaur or dragon had a skin that was somewhat less brittle? So I looked up pictures of baby crocs. That&#39;s also an idea for what imagined creatures might look like. So you could imagine the creature to have no discernable scales covered in a thick shiny hide with veins and possibly a few cracks under the surface! Keith Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579786144772849547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2999230124118604245.post-70061205958155742662013-05-21T09:10:02.755-04:002013-05-21T09:10:02.755-04:00Fascinating! This makes me wonder though if non-f...Fascinating! This makes me wonder though if non-feathered dinosaurs had stress fracture scales like their very distant ancestors.Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18262476114387821096noreply@blogger.com